I was told Steve Jobs was ill. I noticed his frail appearance at WWDC 2011 but dismissed the hoopla around his health. I never doubted for a second that Steve would be back in the pink of his health soon. As always I fell hook, line and sinker for his...
Posted August 25, 2011 | 08/25/11 04:19 PM ET
Time management is an issue for most people today. Chances are you are a busy parent like me and tend to procrastinate when things get overwhelming, and so do your kids. The regimented life of the average student seems designed to overwhelm your kids. Grades become all-important at a time...
Posted June 6, 2011 | 06/06/11 02:41 PM ET
There is something happening in K-12 education. A movement. A revolution. A paradigm shift. Call it what you may, but something is changing for sure. For lack of a better phrase, it is has been termed "Mobile Learning". You have probably heard this term bandied about at various K-12 technology...
Posted May 31, 2011 | 05/31/11 05:30 PM ET
62 percent of responding parents report that if their child's school allowed devices to be used for educational purposes, they would likely purchase a mobile device for their child.
90 percent of the Mobile Learning Explorer administrators state that mobile computers increase students' potential for success, as compared...
Posted May 10, 2010 | 05/10/10 04:10 PM ET
At Mobicip.com, we work with schools deploying iPod Touch-based 1:1 learning programs for their students. That is how I heard about a high-school student campaigning for the use of technology in education. I believe his voice should be heard, and this interview is my...
Posted April 23, 2010 | 04/23/10 12:55 PM ET
Apple's App Store is a runaway hit. At the same time, Apple has been labeled, for its mercurial and opaque App Store approval process, as "a joke", "inconsistent hypocrite", and "notorious for doing things on a whim without an explanation". The issue...
Posted September 26, 2009 | 09/26/09 02:11 PM ET
Most parents that we talk to did not even think about it until they brought the iPhone (or iPod Touch) home. They spend a few minutes on it and discover that they love to play with it. But their kids love it even more and can stay occupied...
Posted September 16, 2009 | 09/16/09 06:09 PM ET
After the Chinese government's ill-advised Internet filtering mandate, since rescinded, caused an uproar, companies that make Internet filtering and parental monitoring software are in the news again for controversial reasons.
AP broke this story about EchoMetrix Inc., the maker of Sentry and FamilySafe parental control...
Posted April 7, 2009 | 04/07/09 03:19 PM ET
As the founder of an Internet safety startup with a passionate and active user base, I get hate mail and fan mail everyday. The fan mail is from parents who value our service, while the hate mail is from kids who are using their iPod Touches with our software installed....

Posted October 10, 2011 | 10/10/11 06:06 PM ET